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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Buffalo Bayou Management District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 4, Chapter 997, Acts of the 78th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 4. BOUNDARIES. The Buffalo Bayou Management District |
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[district] includes all the territory contained in the following |
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described area: |
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POINT OF BEGINNING at the intersection of the center line of |
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Allen Parkway and the west boundary line of the Houston Downtown |
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Management District, then west along the center line of Allen |
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Parkway to the west boundary line of Montrose right-of-way, then |
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south along the west boundary line of Montrose right-of-way to the |
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south boundary line of West Dallas right-of-way, then west along |
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the south boundary line of West Dallas right-of-way to the |
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intersection of the west boundary line of Shepherd Drive |
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right-of-way. Then north along the west boundary line of Shepherd |
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Drive right-of-way to the intersection of the south boundary line |
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of the Memorial Drive right-of-way. Then west along the south |
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boundary line of Memorial Drive right-of-way to the intersection of |
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the west boundary line of Detering right-of-way. Then north along |
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the west boundary line of Detering right-of-way to the intersection |
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of the north boundary line of Memorial Drive right-of-way. Then |
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east along the north boundary line of Memorial Drive right-of-way |
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to the west boundary line of Shepherd Drive right-of-way. Then |
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north along the west boundary line of Shepherd Drive right-of-way |
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to the intersection of the north boundary line of Feagan Street |
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right-of-way. Then east along the north boundary line of Feagan |
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Street right-of-way until the intersection of the the west boundary |
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line of Jackson Hill Street right-of-way. Then north along the west |
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boundary line of Jackson Hill Street right-of-way to the |
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intersection of the north boundary line of Blossom Street |
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right-of-way. Then west along the north boundary line of Blossom |
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Street right-of-way until the intersection of the east boundary |
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line of Heights Boulevard right-of-way. Then north along the east |
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boundary line of Heights Boulevard right-of-way to the intersection |
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of the south boundary line of Washington Avenue right-of-way. Then |
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east along the south boundary line of Washington Avenue |
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right-of-way to the intersection of the west boundary line of the |
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Washington Cemetery. Then south along the west boundary line of the |
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Washington Cemetery to the intersection of the north boundary line |
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of Memorial Drive right-of-way. Then east along the north boundary |
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line of Memorial Drive right-of-way to the intersection of the |
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northeast corner of Memorial Drive right-of-way and the northern |
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bank of Buffalo Bayou. Then curve around the northern bank of |
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Buffalo Bayou to the northeastern corner of the intersection of the |
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north boundary line of Memorial Drive. Then east long the north |
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boundary line of Memorial Drive right-of-way to the west boundary |
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line of Silver and north along the west boundary line of Silver |
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right-of-way to the north boundary line of Memorial Drive Way |
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right-of-way. Then east along the north boundary line of Memorial |
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Drive Way right-of-way to the west boundary line of Sabine Street |
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right-of-way. Then south along the west boundary line of Sabine |
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Street right-of-way to the north boundary line of Memorial Drive |
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right-of-way. Then east along the north boundary line of Memorial |
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Drive right-of-way to the west boundary line of the Houston |
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Downtown Management District. Then south along the west boundary |
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line of the Houston Downtown Management District to the center line |
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of Allen Parkway, the POINT OF BEGINNING [POINT OF BEGINNING at the
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intersection of the west boundary line of the Houston Downtown
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Management District and the north boundary of Memorial Drive
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right-of-way, then west along the north boundary of Memorial Drive
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right-of-way to the north boundary of Memorial Drive's Heights
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North exit ramp, then northwest along the north boundary of
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Memorial Drive's Heights North exit ramp to the east boundary of
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Heights boulevard right-of-way, then west across Heights Boulevard
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from the east boundary of Heights Boulevard right-of-way to the
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west boundary of the Heights Boulevard right-of-way, then south
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along the west boundary of Heights boulevard right-of-way to the
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north boundary of Memorial Drive's Memorial West entrance ramp,
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then southwest along the north boundary of Memorial Drive's
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Memorial West entrance ramp to the northern boundary line of
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Memorial Drive right-of-way, then west along the northern boundary
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line of Memorial Drive right-of-way to the west boundary line of
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Shepherd Drive right-of-way, then south along the west boundary
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line of Shepherd Drive right-of-way to the centerline of West
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Dallas, then east along the centerline of West Dallas to the
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intersection of the west boundary of Montrose Boulevard
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right-of-way and the centerline of West Dallas, then south along
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the west boundary line of Montrose Boulevard right-of-way to the
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south boundary line of U.S. Highway 59 and the west boundary line of
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Montrose Boulevard right-of-way, then in an easterly direction from
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said intersection along the south boundary line of U.S. Highway 59
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to the intersection of the west boundary line of the Main Street
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right-of-way and then proceeding from said intersection in a
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northwesterly direction along the boundary line of the west Main
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Street right-of-way paralleling the boundary line of the Greater
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Southeast Management District to the intersection of the boundary
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line of the south Portland Street right-of-way and the boundary
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line of the west Main Street right-of-way, being the southern
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boundary line of the Midtown Management District, then proceeding
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from said intersection in generally a northeasterly direction the
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boundary line parallels the Midtown Management District boundary
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line to the intersection of the west boundary line of the US Hwy 45
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right-of-way and the north boundary line of the Cleveland Street
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right-of-way, being the western boundary line of the Houston
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Downtown Management District, then north from said intersection
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along the western boundary line of the Houston Downtown Management
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District to the POINT OF BEGINNING]. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 3820.051(a) and (b), Special District |
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Local Laws Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the district is |
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governed by a board of nine [31] voting directors appointed under |
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Section 3820.052 and nonvoting directors as provided by Section |
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3820.053. |
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(b) Voting directors serve staggered terms of four years, |
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with four [15] or five [16] directors' terms expiring June 1 of each |
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odd-numbered year. |
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SECTION 3. Section 3820.055, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 3820.055. BOARD [INITIAL DIRECTORS]. (a) The |
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[initial] board consists of the following persons: |
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Pos. No. Name of Director |
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1 Kay Crooker |
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2 Steve Costello [Mike Garver] |
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3 Barrett Sides [Jackie Martin] |
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4 William Taylor [Mark Lee] |
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5 Julie McClure [John Chase, Jr.] |
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6 Peter Grim [Adrian Collins] |
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7 Max Schuette |
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8 Thomas Arcidiacono [June Deadrick] |
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9 Steve Gibson [Don Cutrer
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[10 Raju Adwaney
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[11 Mike Mark
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[12 Sia Ravari
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[13 Cherry Walker
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[14 John Hansen
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[15 John Dao
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[16 William Taylor
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[17 Karen Domino
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[18 Kevin Hoffman
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[19 Jeff Andrews
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[20 William Paul Thomas
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[21 Theola Petteway
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[22 Keith Wade
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[23 Chryisse Wilson
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[24 Sadie Rucker
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[25 Julie McClure
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[26 Angie Gomez
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[27 Tom Fricke
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[28 James Robert McDermaid
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[29 Kathy Hubbard
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[30 Marsha Johnson
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[31 Craig Jackson] |
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(b) The [Of the initial directors, the] terms of directors |
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appointed for positions 1 through 5 [15] expire June 1, 2009 [2005], |
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and the terms of directors appointed for positions 6 [16] through 9 |
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[31] expire June 1, 2011 [2007]. |
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(b-1) The term of each membership position on the board as |
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the term exists immediately preceding the effective date of the Act |
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adding this subsection expires on that effective date. On that |
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date, a new board is appointed as provided by Subsection (a) to |
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serve terms as provided by Subsection (b). |
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(c) Section 3820.052 does not apply to this section. |
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(d) This section expires September 1, 2011 [2007]. |
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SECTION 4. Section 3820.105, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 3820.105. COMPETITIVE BIDDING. Section 375.221, Local |
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Government Code, applies to the district only for a contract that |
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has a value greater than $25,000 [$15,000]. |
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SECTION 5. Section 3820.155(b), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The petition must be signed by: |
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(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of |
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real property in the district subject to assessment according to |
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the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County; or |
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(2) at least 50 persons who own real property in the |
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district, if more than 50 persons own real property in the district |
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according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for |
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Harris County. |
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SECTION 6. Subchapter D, Chapter 3820, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 3820.160 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 3820.160. CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT. |
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Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to the |
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district. |
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SECTION 7. The legislature finds that: |
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(1) proper and legal notice of the intention to |
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introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this |
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Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a |
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copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, |
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officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished by |
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the constitution and laws of this state, including the governor, |
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who has submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality; |
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(2) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has |
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filed its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, |
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lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives |
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within the required time; |
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(3) the general law relating to consent by political |
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subdivisions to the creation of districts with conservation, |
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reclamation, and road powers and the inclusion of land in those |
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districts has been complied with; and |
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(4) all requirements of the constitution and laws of |
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this state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with |
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respect to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have |
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been fulfilled and accomplished. |
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SECTION 8. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |